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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to want private school because of the actual education and experience *while in high school* not because of some perceived benefit for college placement. That was true maybe 20 years ago, but is no longer accurate for most. If your primary focus is GPA and college placement then yes, private school might not be the way to go. [/quote]

Mostly agree, but I do think there is a benefit to college placement indirectly if your child is unhappy or poorly served at their current school, and a move to a private school could address those issues. On balance, being at a HS where they can excel (whatever enables that) is more of a bonus that being at a HS with a recognizable name or higher GPAs.

I also don't think the name or type of school was that important 20 years ago either. I went a hyper-competitive NE boarding school, and the college results today are pretty similar to when I went there. But I don't think it's the school's reputation as much as the fact that it's competitive to get in there in the first place. That school can screen for 9th graders who are self-sufficient, test well, etc. and then you just see that reflected in the college matriculation four years later.
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